Tie and tie-plate support.



C. W. & 1'. B. KERMANN.

TIB AND TIB E SUPPORT.

APPLIU AAAAAAAAAAA PR. 19, 1913.

1,078,980. Patented N0v.18,1913.

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TIB AND TIE PLATE SUPPORT.

APPLIOATION FILED APR. 19, 1913.

1,078,980, Patented Nov,18,1913.

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3i TE STATES P rar FFME CLEMENS W. ACKERMANN AND FRANK B. ACKERMANN, OFCHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TIE AND TIE-PLATE SUPPORT.

To all 't0/tom t may concern Beit known that we, CLnMnNs lV. ACK- ERMANNand F RANK B. ACKERMANN, citizens of the United States, residing .atChicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Tie and Tie-Plate Supports, ofwhich the following is a speci tication.

This invention relates to means for seein'- ing a rail to a tie by meansof a tie plate.

The object of the invention is to secure the rail to the tie in such away that the rail cannot get loose and move, thereby possibly injuringpassengers on trains passing over the rail, and also so that the tieplate which supports the rail cannot move, thereby cutting or chewinginto the tie as has been the common fault of prior constructions.

The invention consists in a novel form of tie plate itself, a novelmounting for the tie plate upon the tie, a novel means for securing saidtie plate in said mounting upon the tie, thereby doing away 4with'mechanical abrasion of the tie and positively preventing spreading ofthe rails.

The invention also relates to specific details of construction whichwill be hereafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, in which similar numerals indicate the same partsthroughout the several views; Figure lis a sectional end View of a railand a side view of a tie showing the device of this invention appliedthereto. Fig. 2 is a plan view of a foundation screw member inserted inthe tie to carry the tie plate. Fig. 3 is a plan view of a tie platewith the rail thereon. Fig. l is a perspective view of the tie plateremoved from the tie and rail.

Referring to Fig. l, the section of rail 10 is shown resting upon thetie plate l2 of this invention which in turn rests upon an ordinary tielll. Under each tie plate 19. is, what may be described as a foundationmember which is in the particular case here illustrated in the form of ahollow screw member having an upper flange 16, and a side wall 18 onwhich are cut two threads 20. In this screw foundation member is acentral circular recess 22 having no obstruction near its top, buthaving near its bottom two projecting lugs 24 adapted to be engaged by awrench.

In the installation of the device, a hole is first bored in the tie ofproper diameter Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 19, 1913.

Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

serial No. 762,419.

and depth, whereupon this foundation member is screwed into it throughthe agency of a wrench applied to the lugs 2l until the flange 1G is[lush with the top 26 of the tie 14.-.

It is well known that the holding power of a screw spike is four to sixhundred per cent. greater than that of the ordinary nail spike, and itis obvious therefore, that the holding power of this tie platefoundation member is so great as to be practically immovable. lVith thetie plate in position and inserted in the tie plate support, no cuttingcan take place between the tie plate and tie. The tie plate is appliedto the support or foundation by providing on the bottom of each tieplate l2 a downwardly projecting lug 30 of just the right size to enterthe upper end of the recess 9.2 in the foundation member and thus, whenthe tie plate is in the position shown in the drawings, prevent lateralmovement of the tie plate in any direction.

On the top of each tie plate l2 are arranged lugs 82 and 83 about holes34 for bolts or screws or spikes 36 adapted to be inserted into the tie14. The heights of these lugs 32 are substantially equal to thethickness of the outer edge portion of the flange 53S of the rail 10, sothat head portions 40 on the screws 3G will lie substantially level asshown. 'lhe lugs 5:3 are so spaced apart that they engage the edges ofthe rail flanges 3S and prevent lateral movement.

lVhen the parts are assembled in the position shown in the drawings,each tie plate is supported upon a metallic foundation in the tie itselfwhich has suliieient bearing in the screw threads 2O so that it cannotbe pressed into the tie and thus loosen. The tie plate is also preventedfrom moving sidewise by the metallic walls of this foundation, therebyinsuring complete safety of the rail against spreading, the whole issecured together by the screws 3G and the rail is held against lateralmovement on the tie plate by both the lugs 33 and the screw bolts 3G.

I'Iaving thus described our invention,what we claim as new and desire t0secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. `In a device of the class described, the combination of a tie and arail to be attached thereto, a tie plate under the rail, a metallicfoundation member inserted in the tie beneath the tie plate andsupporting the same, and means for securing the rail and tie plate tothe tie.

2. In adevice of the class described, in combination with a rail andtie, a metallic foundation member inserted in the tie be neath the rail,a tie plate between the foundation and the rail interlocking with thefoundation member to prevent lateral movement of the tie plate withreference to the foundation, and means for securing the rail and tieplate to the tie.

3. In a device of the class described, in combination with a tie, ahollow metallic foundation member screw threadedy into the tie, a tieplate resting upon the tie and foundation member having a luginterlocking with the foundation member, a rail upon the tie plate, andmeans securing the rail and tie plate to the tie.

4. In a device of the class described, in combination with a tie, ahollow metallic foundation member screw threaded into the tie, a plateresting upon the tie and foundation member having a lug inserted intothe foundation member, a rail upon the tie plate, and means securing therail and tie plate tothe tie.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination of a tie, ahollow metallic foundation member screw threaded into the tie, a tieplate having a lug on its bottom inserted into said opening in thefoundation member and lugs on the sides of its top for engagement by therail flanges, a rail resting upon the tie plate between said lugs on thesides thereof adapted to prevent lateral movement of the tie withreference to the` ing on its upper side edges lugs adapted to engage thesides of the flanges of the rails, and openings through the tie plateadjacent to said last mentioned lugs for the insertion for securingspikes.

In Witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names in the presenceof two Witnesses.

C'LEMENS W. ACKERMANN. FRANK B. ACKERMANN.

lWitnesses:

DWIGHT B. CHEEVER, MARGARET D. RoBB.

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